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Michelle Obama Receives Lukewarm Reception for Lukewarm Position on Gay Marriage

Jason Horowitz — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:48:42 -0400

Not everyone in the crowd at the Waldorf Astoria last night, where Michelle Obama addressed gay activists at a fund-raiser for the Gay and Lesbian Leadership Council of the Democratic National Committee, was bowled over by her talk of “robust civil unions,” even as she received a generally warm response for the rest of her speech.

Obama, who followed New York first lady Michelle Paterson and took the stage to the theme song “Michelle, My Belle,” mostly spoke about how her husband would continue to hold onto his principles through the campaign. She made no explicit mention of his calculated decision to absorb a big editorial hit by opting out of the public financing system, except to say how happy she was about the large number of small donors the campaign had attracted. read more »

Paterson: Woman Worked For State, No Laws Broken

Azi Paybarah — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:22:44 -0400

During a nearly half-hour press conference at the state capitol in Albany, David Paterson said he has had affairs with "several" women, two of whom had at one point been on the state payroll.

The governor, who was accompanied by his wife Michelle, said it is a personal matter and did not violate any laws. read more »

Assemblyman: We're All Still 100 Percent Behind Paterson

Azi Paybarah — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:05:11 -0400

Earlier this week, Assemblyman Keith Wright was quoted in the Times Union saying that David Paterson "has been vetted 10 times as much as anybody."

But when I asked if he knew about Paterson's affair, Wright said, "No. No. Not at all."

"It was a personal situation," Wright told me over the phone. "When I was talking about vetting, it was in terms of his public life." read more »

Waiting for Paterson

Azi Paybarah — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:01:46 -0400

Print and television reporters are lining up outside the entrance to the executive chambers, waiting for David Paterson's noon press conference, where he's expected to discuss his extramarital affair.

Ms. Paterson's First No-Show

Azi Paybarah — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:19:38 -0400

New first lady Michelle Paterson was supposed to have made her first public appearance since her husband was sworn in, at City College this morning, to discuss childhood obesity.

It also would have been her first public appearance and since she and her husband admitted to both having extra-marital affairs.

But she didn't show.

From Choire Sicha, who's in the field and apparently very busy: read more »